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JesusMaryandJoseph Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Going further afield for things is a bind as I > have no car, and carrying heavy goods back in the > bus is a no no, even with a shopping trolley. Iceland do internet ordering with free delivery on orders over ?35. If that's too much, perhaps you could go in with a neighbour to shop for the cheap basics and save yourself the carrying.

Really? No-one in this country has read Ayn Rand, never mind know who the hell she was. And Thatcher's comment was perhaps harsh, but in context makes more sense. If 'society' is going to solve your problem, then who do you actually turn to? Here's what she said: "I think we've been through a period where too many people have been given to understand that if they have a problem, it's the government's job to cope with it: 'I have a problem, I'll get a grant.' 'I'm homeless, the government must house me.' They're casting their problem on society. And, you know, there is no such thing as society. There are individual men and women, and there are families. And no government can do anything except through people, and people must look to themselves first. It's our duty to look after ourselves and then, also to look after our neighbour. People have got the entitlements too much in mind, without the obligations. There's no such thing as entitlement, unless someone has first met an obligation." Some would argue that industrial relations in the 1970s perfectly exemplified the 'sod you' attitude you mention. And don't forget that the film "I'm All Right Jack" came out way back in the 1950s. And FYI I hated Thatcher and think Ayn Rand was a weird psycho.

My father did legal work for Birds/General Foods back in the 70s when they were set to launch 'Honey Pudding'. He pointed out that it didn't contain any honey at all, so they couldn't call it that. Within minutes the marketing team had come up with 'Hunny Pudding' and the rest is (very unpleasant tasting) history.

Wow. Cheap shop bread is crap as are most electric breadmakers. Most of us settle for crap, but I admire those who want real bread in the way that I want real ale. More power to their (kneading) elbow.

Might be a whole cellarful, though, Foxy :-)

Cadburys Old Jamaica is my ultimate retro bar. Available still under the Cadbury's Bournville brand, but not with the 70s orange wrapper with the old sailing ship on it. Rum 'n' raisin chocolate. My gran used to think it was exotic.

Looks like the bus lane has gone from stretch between the bus stops by the main CG junction and the Coldharbour Lane junction, then starts again a little up the hill from there.

Huh?! So it's selfish wanting not to be sworn at and accosted? Call me selfish then. And you forgot "No child left behind" in your list of pointless platitudes.

That's good for me and Mrs BNG.

It's a mistake that handily slows down cars, so neither TFL nor Southwark are remotely bothered about it.

I'm neither high-and-mighty nor anti-motorist. I sympathise if machines are buggered and yes, lack of consistency in applying the rules is hugely frustrating, but if, for instance, I dodged tax and got caught, saying that others dodge tax and don't get caught is just a moan. In this case, "shit happens" is being given a ticket you can't wriggle out of.

johannaf Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Springing up on his moped precisely when the restrictions > start. And what's wrong with that? As has been said a million times on here, if you don't want a ticket, don't park illegally.

Excellent. "The signs on our doors read ?This is an adult environment, Children must be seated at all times.? Some people find these signs offensive." Well, some people have an extraordinary sense of entitlement. Good on the Dolphin.

keane Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Think the thread on the main forum has > just turned into a parent bashing thread. You must be reading a different thread to me.

chazzle Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > My feeling is that they have an increasingly > valuable piece of land with planning permission > and there's no particular hurry to actually build > anything. That's my feeling too, but with the complication of the promised library. Without a retail unit that pays well to offset the cost of the library, the developer will be reluctant to stick to the deal.

Very sad. I hope they have an environmental plan for what happens next. I was talking with a chap from Thames Water only the other day about their commitment to environmental issues on their properties. I'll chase him up...

Do you have any further details?

intexasatthe moment Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yes ,James please explain . > > How can the admissions policy be a planning > consideration ? > > PS Noticed your wee small hours posts recently > ,hope you're ok . I think some people's confusion is assuming that taking Jarvis Road as the nodal point means that the school entrance would be there. Which clearly makes no sense as the entrance should be on EDG. Though that in turn makes it imperative that the school is pushed as far as possible to make it the traffic impact as close to zero as possible ? and that includes staff. We already have huge traffic issues at the start and end of the school day, which will only be made worse by the Townley Rd/EDG changes and those suggested for Melbourne Grove.

And are Morrisons definitely taking the retail space? From what Morrisons' new head honcho David Potts has been saying about stopping store openings, I have my doubts. In which case, the developer will need to find someone else pretty quickly.

Headnizm. Tired old pun that doesn't even really make sense ? getting your hair done doesn't have much to do with the pursuit of reckless pleasure.

No ants, then no starlings or green woodpeckers. C'mon, Sue - cycle of life and all that :-)

rahrahrah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > .. and crows are smart, although they don't half > go on about it.

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > My interpretation of Darwinism, is that animals > who are predators/carnivorous tend to be the most > successful at survival and consequently are higher > up the food chain. Well, a predator that's too 'successful' wipes out its prey and becomes extinct, so prey and predator live in a dynamic co-existing state. There's no reason to think of a lion as more 'successful' than a wildebeest in terms of surviving and thriving.

Seabag Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > 20mph on that whole stretch of road now > > V sloooooow it feels too, but.....hey hoo that's > the law Well, it's not the law, it's Southwark's advisory 20mph borough-wide speed limit. So virtuous people are going to abide by it and those who speed are going to carry on speeding. Reminds me of the exchange from The Simpsons when Homer's asked for a 'suggested donation' for going into a museum: Homer: What do you mean by "suggested donation"? Clerk: Pay any amount you wish, sir. Homer: And uh, what if I wish to pay... zero? Clerk: That is up to you. Homer: Ooh, so it's up to me, is it? Clerk: Yes. Homer: I see. And you think that people are going to pay you $4.50 even though they don't have to? Just out of the goodness of their... (laughs) Well, anything you say! Good luck, lady, you're gonna need it!

Well, at our end of ED, we're a short hop to Herne Hill, which will have a much improved service north and south.